Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [vb past] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The memory will always be with me of those lads ' faces , even though at the time I was only twenty years old myself , to see them sat on the floor of the aircraft , and some of the trying to negotiate the main spar , and the cheers and tears when we came over the white cliffs of England . |
| 2 | At this Mr Healey was jolly pleased to see me trapped in the Thickets of Quotation , and , again merrily , said , ‘ Plato ? |
| 3 | Their nimble dexterity even made them preferred in the manufacture of buttons and in lacquering and japanning , although it did not bring them the wages of skilled male artisans . |
| 4 | The bomb-bay of a Mosquito was too small to accommodate so large a bomb , and they had to carry them slung underneath the fuselage with the bomb doors open . |
| 5 | The first efforts to drain them began in the 1880s , but the main push came after a hurricane in 1947 drove floodwaters over Lake Okeechobee 's southern edge , drowning more than 2,000 people . |
| 6 | You know that land I bought off the Ministry of Defence ? |
| 7 | ‘ Are you suggesting I went into the house for some other reason ? |
| 8 | In an effort to combat the isolation and fear I felt at the time , I sought out a number of parents in similar situations to my own ; we had to create our own support systems . |
| 9 | Yes , I mean I noticed from the draft P P G thirteen that they do not define small . |
| 10 | I remember how , when I was a naughty boy as I usually was , there being no corporal punishment , I was led about on a bit of string by my Headmaster , and one day when I was being reprimanded I laughed in the Headmaster 's face — I have always been defiant to all who tried to control me . |
| 11 | I goes I went to the end I goes look I 'll tell you all together get it over with I lost my balance and I dropped it . |
| 12 | Judging by his expression , Clive had not been best pleased to find me ensconced in the Parsons ' sitting room that night . |
| 13 | In the week after the election we asked our panel to look back Over the whole campaign and tell us how useful they had found television , the press , and other sources for : ( 1 ) helping decide what party leaders and personalities were really like ; ( 2 ) keeping them informed about the issues ; and ( 3 ) helping them decide how to vote . |
| 14 | When Maggie returned she found them locked in the strained silence . |
| 15 | An hour and a half later found me flopped on the floor of the turret in a serious state — my vaunted practicality in utter disarray . |
| 16 | Well er I went when I was when I went first went and do you know I went into the to the place and do you know I run away from the place . |
| 17 | On landing I sought for the cottage occupied by the Duke of Hamilton 's piper , in which some friends had found most comfortable quarters the season before . |
| 18 | I now realise I looked for the wrong things . |
| 19 | Remember that bit of bother I had in the Red Hart in Berkeley ? ’ he continued , ‘ the sailor went through the window . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ When I joined Vancouver Whitecaps I played under the best manager of my career . |
| 21 | I feel we will 've achieved significant progress if we have turned , I did n't know you worked in the United Kingdom , into it 's good to know that the rights and needs of children are just as important to you in the United Kingdom as they are overseas . |
| 22 | I expect you aimed at the walls. , |
| 23 | ‘ You say she went to the Skein of Geese on the tenth of September . |
| 24 | I 've examined each round under a microscope , and none seems to have any fingerprints , except the one that you packed separately , which you say you found in the mud . |
| 25 | As the train stopped she rushed to the window , though she dared not open it . |
| 26 | When we approached she took to the steep places where we could not follow , and so we left her . ’ |
| 27 | When we had finished laughing we sat round the embers drinking tea until the first green light of dawn showed in the eastern sky . |
| 28 | As soon as the rain stopped they rushed to the old roofleaf beds and tried to find the old roots . |
| 29 | The light beams say the target moved forward 25 centimetres ; I say they curved through the air by 25 centimetres . |
| 30 | Organisers say they complied with the conditions of their licence , but the district council says there have been breaches of the conditions . |